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The Invisible President A Fu Manchu Series, Complete in Twelve Parts in Collier's Magazine -
Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward)
February 29 - Crowell Publishing Company, Springfield - First Editions
Dr. Fu Manchu finds the time ripe to reach out for America - beginning the most startling of all the master-criminal's singular adventures.
A scarce near fine set of twelve issues containing the complete Fu Manchu Series The Invisible President, illustrated by C.C. Beall, and later published in book form as President Fu Manchu
In magnificent condition, as if they had just been placed on the doorstep of Mr. Chas Skinner of Watkins Glen, New York (the original recipient). Illustrations, stories, articles, cartoons, and advertisements, all wonderfully evoking a bygone era.
‘President’ Fu Manchu! Does the extent of his fiendish ambition know no bounds?
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Price HK$ 9,800
February 29 - Crowell Publishing Company, Springfield - First Editions
Dr. Fu Manchu finds the time ripe to reach out for America - beginning the most startling of all the master-criminal's singular adventures.A scarce near fine set of twelve issues containing the complete Fu Manchu Series The Invisible President, illustrated by C.C. Beall, and later published in book form as President Fu Manchu
In magnificent condition, as if they had just been placed on the doorstep of Mr. Chas Skinner of Watkins Glen, New York (the original recipient). Illustrations, stories, articles, cartoons, and advertisements, all wonderfully evoking a bygone era.
‘President’ Fu Manchu! Does the extent of his fiendish ambition know no bounds?
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Price HK$ 9,800
Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu -
Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward)
1957 - Herbert Jenkins, London - First Edition
A fine first edition of the thirteenth Fu Manchu adventure containing all of the required archetypes; square-jawed hero, fiendish oriental skullduggery and that particular fascination of Mr. Rohmer, the woman whose main value lies in her ability to fascinate and ensnare ANY man.
One can only assume that such women lead a very busy life of constant stress, and being taken under the shadowy wing of the arch-nemesis of western civilisation can only come as a relief. If nothing else it'll filter out all those guys called Chet who are 'only in town for the weekend', gather in sinister gangs in hotel bars and who have strangely pale patches where their wedding rings should be. (thanks to the legendary Jonathan Kearns for this description).
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1957 - Herbert Jenkins, London - First Edition
A fine first edition of the thirteenth Fu Manchu adventure containing all of the required archetypes; square-jawed hero, fiendish oriental skullduggery and that particular fascination of Mr. Rohmer, the woman whose main value lies in her ability to fascinate and ensnare ANY man.One can only assume that such women lead a very busy life of constant stress, and being taken under the shadowy wing of the arch-nemesis of western civilisation can only come as a relief. If nothing else it'll filter out all those guys called Chet who are 'only in town for the weekend', gather in sinister gangs in hotel bars and who have strangely pale patches where their wedding rings should be. (thanks to the legendary Jonathan Kearns for this description).
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Three Down Vulnerable. A Beau and Pogy Murder Mystery -
Z. H. Ross
1946 - The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis - First Edition
A fine example of the first murder mystery by Zola Helen Ross.
Featuring Beau and Porgy in ‘the dark mountains of Nevada’ and ‘Lost Canyon Camp, a collection of thirteen shacks that a philanthropist has turned over for the use of actors out of work’.
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1946 - The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis - First Edition
A fine example of the first murder mystery by Zola Helen Ross.Featuring Beau and Porgy in ‘the dark mountains of Nevada’ and ‘Lost Canyon Camp, a collection of thirteen shacks that a philanthropist has turned over for the use of actors out of work’.
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The Long Corridor - Inscribed -
Kenneth Royce (Pseud. K. R. Gandley)
1960 - Cassell, London - First Edition
Inscribed by Kenneth Royce ‘For Jay & Jon, who have provided a delightful & stimulating change from those this side of “down under.” Kenny Royce.’
First edition in uncommonly fine dust jacket. A cold war novel of espionage set in Czechoslovakia and London.
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1960 - Cassell, London - First Edition
Inscribed by Kenneth Royce ‘For Jay & Jon, who have provided a delightful & stimulating change from those this side of “down under.” Kenny Royce.’First edition in uncommonly fine dust jacket. A cold war novel of espionage set in Czechoslovakia and London.
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I, the Jury - Inscribed -
Mickey Spillane
1947 - E. P. Dutton &, New York - First Edition
I don't want to arrest anyone. I just want to shoot somebody.
First edition, with bookplate inscribed ‘Hi – Great to say hello! Mickey Spillane’. The first appearance of Mike Hammer, World War II veteran, Ultra X Hard-Boiled P.I., who sets out to avenge the death of his war buddy, following a trail that becomes a Spillane trademark, vengeance, violence, sex, a blonde, and nothing stands in his way, not the cops, the gangsters, or the blonde.
The roar of the .45 shook the room. Charlotte staggered back a step. Her eyes were a symphony of incredulity, an unbelieving witness to truth. Slowly, she looked down at the ugly swelling in her naked belly where the bullet went in.
"How c-could you?" she gasped.
I had only a moment before talking to a corpse, but I got it in.
"It was easy," I said.
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1947 - E. P. Dutton &, New York - First Edition
I don't want to arrest anyone. I just want to shoot somebody.First edition, with bookplate inscribed ‘Hi – Great to say hello! Mickey Spillane’. The first appearance of Mike Hammer, World War II veteran, Ultra X Hard-Boiled P.I., who sets out to avenge the death of his war buddy, following a trail that becomes a Spillane trademark, vengeance, violence, sex, a blonde, and nothing stands in his way, not the cops, the gangsters, or the blonde.
The roar of the .45 shook the room. Charlotte staggered back a step. Her eyes were a symphony of incredulity, an unbelieving witness to truth. Slowly, she looked down at the ugly swelling in her naked belly where the bullet went in.
"How c-could you?" she gasped.
I had only a moment before talking to a corpse, but I got it in.
"It was easy," I said.
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Vengeance Is Mine! -
Mickey Spillane
1950 - E. P. Dutton &, New York - First Edition
First edition of the third Mike Hammer mystery, in a sexy bright dust jacket, that is usually found in much poorer condition.
Mike Hammer wakes up in a hotel room and the buddy he went on a blackout bender with last night has a fresh hole in his chest. The finger of suspicion is pointed his way. When it’s ruled a suicide, he’s cut loose, but his P.I. license is revoked. Hammer smells murder, and nothing’s going to keep him off the trail. As he untangles the web of corruption from the outside, the bodies start piling up. Hammer will need to keep his wits about him, and his .45 ready, on the hunt for justice – and vengeance. Yes, of course there is a blonde... her name is Juno.
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1950 - E. P. Dutton &, New York - First Edition
First edition of the third Mike Hammer mystery, in a sexy bright dust jacket, that is usually found in much poorer condition.Mike Hammer wakes up in a hotel room and the buddy he went on a blackout bender with last night has a fresh hole in his chest. The finger of suspicion is pointed his way. When it’s ruled a suicide, he’s cut loose, but his P.I. license is revoked. Hammer smells murder, and nothing’s going to keep him off the trail. As he untangles the web of corruption from the outside, the bodies start piling up. Hammer will need to keep his wits about him, and his .45 ready, on the hunt for justice – and vengeance. Yes, of course there is a blonde... her name is Juno.
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Kiss Me, Deadly -
Mickey Spillane
1952 - E. P. Dutton &, New York - First Edition
The sixth and final Mike Hammer mystery before Spillane went religious, and the source for Spillane's best-remembered film adaptation (and the one he most hated) with Robert Aldrich's 1955 fever dream starring Ralph Meeker. The first P.I. novel to ever make the best seller list (and I’m sure, annoy the hell out of) the New York Times.
This time the blonde (surprise), jumps out in front of Hammer’s car... Hammer takes a sordid dive into Mafia operations with all the horrors of a private army of gangsters and killers. The goal - find two million dollars worth of dope – and before Hammer undercut the local police, homicide, the F.B.I., and got the answer, a lot of people died horribly.
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1952 - E. P. Dutton &, New York - First Edition
The sixth and final Mike Hammer mystery before Spillane went religious, and the source for Spillane's best-remembered film adaptation (and the one he most hated) with Robert Aldrich's 1955 fever dream starring Ralph Meeker. The first P.I. novel to ever make the best seller list (and I’m sure, annoy the hell out of) the New York Times.This time the blonde (surprise), jumps out in front of Hammer’s car... Hammer takes a sordid dive into Mafia operations with all the horrors of a private army of gangsters and killers. The goal - find two million dollars worth of dope – and before Hammer undercut the local police, homicide, the F.B.I., and got the answer, a lot of people died horribly.
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Mystery at Milford Haven -
Taffrail (pseud. Captain Henry Dorling)
1936 - Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London - First Edition
A fine copy in the rare dust jacket.
A maritime murder mystery by British naval office Captain Henry Taprell ‘Taffrail’ Dorling.
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Price HK$ 8,000
1936 - Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London - First Edition
A fine copy in the rare dust jacket.A maritime murder mystery by British naval office Captain Henry Taprell ‘Taffrail’ Dorling.
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Price HK$ 8,000